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A top expert on has said women should have babies before they are 35 years old. Professor Mary Herbert from the UK's University of Newcastle said the age of 35 is like when the "clock strikes 12". She said that after that age, it is riskier for a woman to become pregnant. She added that it was difficult for treatment to work as women got older. Professor Herbert gave doctors and nurses a message in a speech at the British Science Festival. She said: "Perhaps the most important message to give is that the best cure of all is to have your babies before this clock strikes 12." She added: "I would be getting worried about my daughter if she hadn't had a child by 35."
Many women these days are choosing to put off having a baby until they are older. One of the biggest reasons for this is that women do not want to interrupt their career. Women are also marrying or settling down at a later age. Professor Herbert said society needed to think about how to help women have babies at a younger age. She said: "We need to understand what the barriers are to women having their children early." Childcare expert Belinda Phipps agreed with Professor Herbert. She said: "You can't always have babies to order. If you want to have a partner and a secure place to live, you don't necessarily get that all done by the time you are 32. The right man doesn't always just come along."
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Sources:
http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/midwifery-and-neonatal-nursing-/women-should-have-babies-before-35-warns-professor/5063112.article
http://www.scotsman.com/news/health/have-babies-by-age-of-35-say-experts-1-3086219
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1. BABIES: Students walk around the class and talk to other students about babies. Change partners often and share your findings.
2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, decide which of these topics or words from the article are most interesting and which are most boring.
/ before 35 / the clock strikes 12 / pregnant / massage / speech / festival / biggest reasons / career / settling down / society / barriers / childcare / the right man
Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently.
3. BEST AGE?: When is it best to do these things? Complete this table with your partner(s). Change partners often and share what you wrote.
Best age to…
Age
Why?
own a mobile phone
get married
have children
retire
start learning English
be
4. 35: Students A strongly believe having a child at 35 is too late; Students B strongly believe the opposite. Change partners again and talk about your conversations.
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See a sample5. ORDER: Put these in order of which you should do first, and then share with your partner. Change partners often.
• Have a baby
• Learn English
• Travel the world
• Achieve your ambition
• Buy a house
• Get married
• Start saving for your retirement
• Climb Mount Everest
6. PREGNANT: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word "pregnant". Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories.
BEFORE READING / LISTENING
1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F).
a.
A president ordered all women to give birth before they were 35.
T / F
b.
A professor said the age of 35 is like when a clock strikes 12.
T / F
c.
The professor gave a speech about babies at a president's palace.
T / F
d.
The professor said her daughter is over 35 and hasn't had a baby.
T / F
e.
Following a career is a big reason women delay having a baby.
T / F
f.
The professor said society should help younger women have babies.
T / F
g.
A childcare expert said people could not order babies.
T / F
h.
The childcare expert said the right man usually comes along.
T / F
2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.
1.
expert
a.
expectant
2.
riskier
b.
safe
3.
pregnant
c.
more dangerous
4.
treatment
d.
delay
5.
cure
e.
ideal
6.
choosing
f.
specialist
7.
put off
g.
opting
8.
barriers
h.
care
9.
secure
i.
answer
10.
right
j.
obstacles
3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)
1.
A top expert
a.
down
2.
when the clock
b.
treatment
3.
it is riskier for a woman
c.
having a baby
4.
d.
strikes 12
5.
the best cure
e.
the time you are 32
6.
put off
f.
on
7.
women do not want to interrupt
g.
of all
8.
marrying or settling
h.
their career
9.
We need to understand what
i.
to become pregnant
10.
get that all done by
j.
the barriers are
GAP FILL
A top (1) ____________ on has said women should have babies before they are 35 years old. Professor Mary Herbert from the UK's University of Newcastle said the (2) ____________ of 35 is like when the "clock (3) ____________ 12". She said that after that age, it is riskier for a woman to become (4) ____________. She added that it was difficult for treatment to (5) ____________ as women got older. Professor Herbert gave doctors and nurses a message in a (6) ____________ at the British Science Festival. She said: "Perhaps the most important message to give is that the best (7) ____________ of all is to have your babies before this clock strikes 12." She added: "I would be getting (8) ____________ about my daughter if she hadn't had a child by 35."
speech
pregnant
worried
age
cure
expert
strikes
work
Many women these days are choosing to put (9) ____________ having a baby until they are older. One of the biggest reasons for this is that women do not want to (10) ____________ their career. Women are also marrying or settling (11) ____________ at a later age. Professor Herbert said society needed to think about how to help women have babies at a younger age. She said: "We need to understand what the (12) ____________ are to women having their children early." Childcare expert Belinda Phipps (13) ____________ with Professor Herbert. She said: "You can't always have babies to (14) ____________. If you want to have a partner and a (15) ____________ place to live, you don't necessarily get that all done by the time you are 32. The (16) ____________ man doesn't always just come along."
order
barriers
right
interrupt
secure
down
off
agreed
LISTENING - Guess the answers. Listen to check.
1)
A top expert ______
a. on frailty
b. on
c. on fur till a tea
d. on futility2)
the age of 35 is like when the ______
a. clock strikes 12
b. clock strikes 13
c. clock strikes 20
d. clock strikes 113)
it is riskier for a woman to ______
a. become pregnant
b. become pregnancy
c. become pregnancies
d. became pregnant4)
a message in a speech at the British ______
a. Science Festivity
b. Science Festive All
c. Science Fertility
d. Science Survival5)
the best ______
a. cure over
b. cure of all
c. cure all of
d. cure overall6)
Many women these days are choosing ______ having a baby
a. to put of
b. to put over
c. to put off
d. to put if7)
women do not want to ______
a. interruption their career
b. interrupted their career
c. interrupt their career
d. interrupting their career8)
We need to understand what ______
a. the barriers were
b. the barriers are
c. the barrier are
d. the barriers aren't9)
You can't always have ______
a. babies to older
b. babies to ward or
c. babies to warder
d. babies to order10)
The right man doesn't always ______
a. just come a wrong
b. just come along
c. just come a left
d. just come all alongLISTENING – Listen and fill in the gaps
A (1) ___________________ has said women should have babies before they are 35 years old. Professor Mary Herbert from the UK's University of Newcastle said the age of 35 is like when (2) ___________________ 12". She said that after that age, (3) ___________________ woman to become pregnant. She added that it was difficult (4) ___________________ to work as women got older. Professor Herbert gave doctors and nurses a message in a speech at the British Science Festival. She said: "Perhaps the most important message to give is that (5) ___________________ all is to have your babies before this clock strikes 12." She added: "I would be getting worried about my daughter (6) ___________________ a child by 35."
Many women these days are choosing to (7) ___________________ baby until they are older. One of the biggest reasons for this is that women do not want to (8) ___________________. Women are also marrying or settling down at a later age. Professor Herbert (9) ___________________ to think about how to help women have babies at a younger age. She said: "We need to understand what (10) ___________________ women having their children early." Childcare expert Belinda Phipps agreed with Professor Herbert. She said: "You can't always have (11) ___________________. If you want to have a partner and a secure place to live, you don't necessarily get that all done by the time you are 32. The (12) ___________________ always just come along."
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
1.
Who said women should have babies before the age of 35?
2.
To what did the professor liken the age of 35?
3.
What is it riskier for an older women to do?
4.
Who did the professor talk to at a festival?
5.
Whom might the professor worry about?
6.
What don't women want to interrupt?
7.
When are women settling down?
8.
What does society need to understand?
9.
What is Belinda Phipps' job?
10.
Who doesn't always come along?
MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ
1.
Who said women should have babies before the age of 35?
6.
What don't women want to interrupt?
a) a nurse
b) a president
c) a mother of 12
d) a specialist
a)
b) having a baby
c) their career
d) the clock striking 122.
To what did the professor liken the age of 35?
7.
When are women settling down?
a) a clock with the number 12 missing
b) a clock striking 12
c) 12 clocks
d) a 12-year-old clock
a) at a later age
b) in 2015
c) before their career
d) when they are tired3.
What is it riskier for an older women to do?
8.
What does society need to understand?
a) strike a clock
b) start a career
c) become 35
d) become pregnant
a) experts
b)
c) barriers
d) childcare4.
Who did the professor talk to at a festival?
9.
What is Belinda Phipps' job?
a) clockmakers
b) scientists
c) medical workers
d) mothers
a) writer
b) childcare expert
c) professor
d) nurse5.
Whom might the professor worry about?
10.
Who doesn't always come along?
a) herself
b) babies
c) women
d) her daughter
a) the right guy
b) a secure partner
c) a baby
d) a childcare expertROLE PLAY
Role A – One child
You think having one child is best. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them things that are wrong with their numbers. Also, tell the others which is the least desirable of these (and why): having two kids, having no children or having four kids.
Role B – Two children
You think having two kids is best. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them things that are wrong with their numbers. Also, tell the others which is the least desirable of these (and why): having one child, having no children or having four kids.
Role C – No children
You think having no children is best. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them things that are wrong with their numbers. Also, tell the others which is the least desirable of these (and why): having two kids, having one child or having four kids.
Role D – Four children
You think having four kids is best. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them things that are wrong with their numbers. Also, tell the others which is the least desirable of these (and why): having two kids, having no children or having one child.
AFTER READING / LISTENING
1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionary / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words 'right' and 'man'.
right
man
- Share your findings with your partners.
- Make questions using the words you found.
- Ask your partner / group your questions.
2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.
- Share your questions with other classmates / groups.
- Ask your partner / group your questions.
3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise. Check your answers. Talk about the words from the activity. Were they new, interesting, worth learning…?
4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings.
5. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall how they were used in the text:
- top
- 12
- riskier
- pregnant
- nurses
- worried
- put
- career
- down
- understand
- order
- man
BABIES SURVEY
Write five GOOD questions about babies in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.
When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.
STUDENT 1
_____________
STUDENT 2
_____________
STUDENT 3
_____________
Q.1.
Q.2.
Q.3.
Q.4.
Q.5.
- Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.
- Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.
BABIES DISCUSSION
STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
a)
What did you think when you read the headline?
b)
What springs to mind when you hear the word 'baby'?
c)
What do you think about what you read?
d)
When do you think the best age is to have a baby?
e)
Do you agree with the professor?
f)
Why is being 35 like a clock striking 12?
g)
Why is it riskier for a woman to have a baby after 35?
h)
What's the best number of children to have?
i)
Would you worry about a childless 35-year-old daughter?
j)
Do you think women will take Professor Herbert's advice?
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STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
a)
Did you like reading this article? Why/not?
b)
Which is more important, a career or a family?
c)
Should women think more about children and less about their career?
d)
Is it natural that women want to settle down at a later age?
e)
Is 18 too young for a woman to start having children?
f)
What barriers are there for younger women to have children?
g)
Is it so important to find a nice home before having children?
h)
How important is it to do everything before you are 32?
i)
Are parents over 35 better than parents under 25?
j)
What questions would you like to ask Professor Herbert?
DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)
STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1.
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2.
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3.
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4.
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5.
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6.
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STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
1.
________________________________________________________
2.
________________________________________________________
3.
________________________________________________________
4.
________________________________________________________
5.
________________________________________________________
6.
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LANGUAGE - CLOZE
A top expert (1) ____ has said women should have babies before they are 35 years old. Professor Mary Herbert from the UK's University of Newcastle said the (2) ____ of 35 is like when the "clock strikes 12". She said that after that age, it is riskier (3) ____ a woman to become pregnant. She added that it was difficult for treatment to work as women got older. Professor Herbert gave doctors and nurses a message in a (4) ____ at the British Science Festival. She said: "Perhaps the most important message to give is that the best cure of (5) ____ is to have your babies before this clock strikes 12." She (6) ____: "I would be getting worried about my daughter if she hadn't had a child by 35."
Many women these days are choosing to put (7) ____ having a baby until they are older. One of the biggest reasons for this is that women do not want to (8) ____ their career. Women are also marrying or settling down at a later age. Professor Herbert said society needed to think about how to help women have babies at a younger age. She said: "We need to understand what the (9) ____ are to women having their children early." Childcare expert Belinda Phipps (10) ____ with Professor Herbert. She said: "You can't always have babies to order. If you want to have a partner and a (11) ____ place to live, you don't necessarily get that all done by the time you are 32. The (12) ____ man doesn't always just come along."
Put the correct words from the table below in the above article.
1.
(a)
at
(b)
in
(c)
on
(d)
by
2.
(a)
age
(b)
old
(c)
years
(d)
era
3.
(a)
at
(b)
for
(c)
because
(d)
from
4.
(a)
speaker
(b)
speak
(c)
speaking
(d)
speech
5.
(a)
whole
(b)
every
(c)
all
(d)
each
6.
(a)
subtracted
(b)
added
(c)
multiplied
(d)
divided
7.
(a)
on
(b)
in
(c)
down
(d)
off
8.
(a)
interrupted
(b)
interrupt
(c)
interrupting
(d)
interrupts
9.
(a)
carriers
(b)
barriers
(c)
harriers
(d)
warriors
10.
(a)
agreed
(b)
matched
(c)
harmony
(d)
accepted
11.
(a)
security
(b)
securely
(c)
secure
(d)
securing
12.
(a)
right
(b)
fully
(c)
well
(d)
correct
SPELLING
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PUT THE TEXT BACK TOGETHER
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PUT THE WORDS IN THE RIGHT ORDER
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CIRCLE THE CORRECT WORD (20 PAIRS)
A top expert / expertise on has said women should have babies before they are / be 35 years old. Professor Mary Herbert from the UK's University of Newcastle said the age of 35 is like / same when the "clock strikes 12". She said that after that old / age, it is riskier for a woman to become pregnant. She added that it was difficulty / difficult for treatment to work as women got older. Professor Herbert gave doctors and nurses a message in a speaking / speech at the British Science Festival. She said: "Perhaps the most importantly / important message to give is that the best cure / care of all is to have your babies before this clock strikes 12." She added: "I would be getting / get worried about my daughter if she didn't / hadn't had a child by 35."
Many women these days are chosen / choosing to put off / on having a baby until they are older. One of the biggest reasoning / reasons for this is that women do not want to interrupt / interruption their career. Women are also marrying or settling up / down at a later age. Professor Herbert said society needed to think about how to help women have babies at a younger age. She said: "We need to understand what the carriers / barriers are to women having their children early." Childcare expert Belinda Phipps agreeing / agreed with Professor Herbert. She said: "You can't always have babies to order / ordering. If you want to have a partner and a secure / security place to live, you don't necessarily get that all done by the time you are 32. The right / correct man doesn't always just come along."
Talk about the connection between each pair of words in italics, and why the correct word is correct.
INSERT THE VOWELS (a, e, i, o, u)
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PUNCTUATE THE TEXT AND ADD CAPITALS
a top expert on has said women should have babies before they are 35 years old professor mary herbert from the uk's university of newcastle said the age of 35 is like when the "clock strikes 12" she said that after that age it is riskier for a woman to become pregnant she added that it was difficult for treatment to work as women got older professor herbert gave doctors and nurses a message in a speech at the british science festival she said "perhaps the most important message to give is that the best cure of all is to have your babies before this clock strikes 12" she added "i would be getting worried about my daughter if she hadn't had a child by 35"
many women these days are choosing to put off having a baby until they are older one of the biggest reasons for this is that women do not want to interrupt their career women are also marrying or settling down at a later age professor herbert said society needed to think about how to help women have babies at a younger age she said "we need to understand what the barriers are to women having their children early" childcare expert belinda phipps agreed with professor herbert she said "you can't always have babies to order if you want to have a partner and a secure place to live you don't necessarily get that all done by the time you are 32 the right man doesn't always just come along"
PUT A SLASH ( / ) WHERE THE SPACES ARE
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ddedthatitwasdifficultfortreatmenttoworkaswomengotol
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daughterifshehadn'thadachildby35."Manywomenthesedaysarec
hoosingtoputoffhavingababyuntiltheyareolder.Oneofthebiggestr
easonsforthisisthatwomendonotwanttointerrupttheircareer.Wo
menarealsomarryingorsettlingdownatalaterage.ProfessorHerbe
rtsaidsocietyneededtothinkabouthowtohelpwomenhavebabiesat
ayoungerage.Shesaid:"Weneedtounderstandwhatthebarriersar
etowomenhavingtheirchildrenearly."ChildcareexpertBelindaPhip
psagreedwithProfessorHerbert.Shesaid:"Youcan'talwayshaveba
biestoorder.Ifyouwanttohaveapartnerandasecureplacetolive,yo
udon'tnecessarilygetthatalldonebythetimeyouare32.Therightma
ndoesn'talwaysjustcomealong."FREE WRITING
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ACADEMIC WRITING
It is much better if a woman has baby before she is 30. Discuss.
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HOMEWORK
1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google's search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.
2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find out more about the best age to have a baby. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. BABIES: Make a poster about babies. Show your work to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things?
4. 35: Write a magazine article about having a baby before or after 35. Include imaginary interviews with doctors, young mothers and older mothers.
Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Write down any new words and expressions you hear from your partner(s).
5. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Write a newspaper article about the next stage in this news story. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
6. LETTER: Write a letter to a expert. Ask him/her three questions about babies. Tell him/her three the best age to have a baby and three reasons why you think so. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions.
ANSWERS
TRUE / FALSE (p.4)
a
F
b
T
c
F
d
F
e
T
f
T
g
T
h
F
SYNONYM MATCH (p.4)
1.
expert
a.
specialist
2.
riskier
b.
more dangerous
3.
pregnant
c.
expectant
4.
treatment
d.
care
5.
cure
e.
answer
6.
choosing
f.
opting
7.
put off
g.
delay
8.
barriers
h.
obstacles
9.
secure
i.
safe
10.
right
j.
ideal
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS (p.8)
1.
A top expert
2.
A clock striking 12
3.
Become pregnant
4.
Doctors and nurses
5.
Her daughter
6.
Their career
7.
At a later age
8.
The barriers to women having children younger
9.
She's a childcare expert
10.
The right man
MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ (p.9)
1.
d
2.
b
3.
d
4.
c
5.
d
6.
c
7.
a
8.
c
9.
b
10.
a
ALL OTHER EXERCISES
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